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The Roman Collection of the Ashmolean Museum is one of the most important in the world with approximately 50,000 coins. The collection is very rich for all periods, from the early Roman Republic to the fall of the Roman Empire. Of particular strength is the exceptional coverage for the third and the fourth centuries AD. The collection contains more than 700 gold coins, most of them of astonishing quality, including the coins bequeathed by Sir Arthur Evans. The collection is used worldwide as one of the ‘core collections’ for most research projects.

Roman Imperial coin (HCR151422)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Crispina

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 178 – 191

Obverse

CRISPINA AVGVSTA, Bust of Crispina, draped, hair waved and rolled at crown and knotted on back of head, right

Reverse

[S]ALVS S C, Salus, draped, seated left on low seat, feeding from patera in right hand snake coiled round altar

Roman Imperial coin (HCR151423)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Crispina

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 178 – 191

Obverse

CRISPINA AVG IMP COMMODI AVG, Bust of Crispina, draped, hair waved and rolled at crown and knotted on back of head, right

Reverse

[SA]L[V]S S C, Salus, draped, seated left on low seat, feeding from patera in right hand snake coiled round altar

Roman Imperial coin (HCR151424)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Crispina

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 178 – 191

Obverse

CRISPINA AVG IMP COMMODI AVG, Bust of Crispina, draped, hair waved and rolled at crown and knotted on back of head, right

Reverse

SAL[VS] S C, Salus, draped, seated left on low seat, feeding from patera in right hand snake coiled round altar

Roman Imperial coin (HCR151425)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Crispina

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 178 – 191

Obverse

[C]RISPIN[A] AVGVST[A], Bust of Crispina, draped, hair waved and rolled at crown and knotted on back of head, right

Reverse

[V]ENVS [FELIX] S C, Venus, draped, seated left, holding Victory in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22796)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Marcus Aurelius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 179

Obverse

M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXXIII, Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right

Reverse

FELICITAS AVG IMP X COS III P P S C, Felicitas, draped, standing left, holding caduceus in right hand and sceptre in left hand

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22797)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Marcus Aurelius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 179

Obverse

M AVREL ANTON[IN]VS AVG TR P XXXIII, Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right

Reverse

FELICITA[S] AVG IMP X COS III P P S C, Felicitas, draped, standing left, holding caduceus in right hand and sceptre in left hand

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22798)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Marcus Aurelius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 179 – 180

Obverse

[M] AVREL ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXXIII, Head of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, right

Reverse

[VIRTV]S AV[G] IMP X COS III P [P] S C, Virtus, seated right, holding spear and parazonium

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22799)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Marcus Aurelius

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 179 – 180

Obverse

M AVREL ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXXIIII, Bust of Marcus Aurelius, laureate, draped, right

Reverse

VIRTVS AVG IMP X COS III P P S C, Virtus, seated right, holding spear and parazonium

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22899)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Commodus

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 179

Obverse

L AVREL COMMODVS AVG TR P III, Head of Commodus, laureate, right

Reverse

VOTA PVBLICA IMP II COS P P S C, Commodus, veiled, togate, standing left, sacrificing over lighted altar from patera in right hand; to left, victimarius with bull

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22900)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Commodus

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 179

Obverse

[L AV]REL COMMODVS AVG TR P IIII, Head of Commodus, laureate, right

Reverse

[IMP II COS] II [P P] S C, Minerva, helmeted, draped, standing left, dropping incense from right hand onto altar and resting left hand on round shield set on ground; spear rests against her left arm

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22901)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Commodus

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 179

Obverse

L AVREL COMMODVS AVG TR P IIII, Head of Commodus, laureate, right

Reverse

[I]MP [II C]OS II P P S C, Minerva, helmeted, draped, standing left, dropping incense from right hand onto altar and resting left hand on round shield set on ground; spear rests against her left arm

Roman Imperial coin (HCR22902)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Commodus

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 179

Obverse

L AVREL COMMODV[S AVG TR P IIII], Head of Commodus, laureate, right

Reverse

IMP III [COS II P P] S C, Minerva, helmeted, draped, standing left, dropping incense from right hand onto altar and resting left hand on round shield set on ground; spear rests against her left arm

Roman Imperial coin (HCR23019)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Commodus

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 179 – 180

Obverse

L AVREL COMMODVS AVG TR P V, Bust of Commodus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right

Reverse

[VIRTVS AVG] IMP III COS II P P S C, Virtus, seated right, holding reversed spear in right hand aand parazonium in left hand

Roman Imperial coin (HCR23020)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Commodus

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 180

Obverse

L AVREL COMM[O]DVS AVG TR P V, Bust of Commodus, laureate, cuirassed, right

Reverse

ADVEN[TVS AVG] IMP IIII COS II P P [S C], Commodus, in military attire, riding right on prancing horse, raising right hand

Roman Imperial coin (HCR23021)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Commodus

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 180

Obverse

L AVREL COMMODVS AVG TR P V, Bust of Commodus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right

Reverse

FOR[T RED] IMP III COS II P [P] S C, Fortuna, draped, seated left on low seat, holding rudder set on globe in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; under seat, wheel

Roman Imperial coin (HCR23022)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Commodus

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 180

Obverse

L AVREL COMMODVS AVG TR P V, Bust of Commodus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right

Reverse

FORT RED IMP III COS II P P S C, Fortuna, draped, seated left on low seat, holding rudder set on globe in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; under seat, wheel

Roman Imperial coin (HCR23023)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Commodus

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 180

Obverse

M COMMODVS [A]NTONINVS AVG, Bust of Commodus, laureate, draped, right

Reverse

[T]R P V IMP IIII COS II P P [S] C, Commodus, in military attire, riding right on prancing horse and brandishing javelin at fallen foe before him

Roman Imperial coin (HCR23024)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Commodus

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 180

Obverse

M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG, Head of Commodus, laureate, right

Reverse

[L]IBERALI[TAS AVG P M TR P V IMP IIII COS III P] P [S C], Commodus, togate, seated left on curule chair on platform, attended by an officer; before him, Liberalitas, draped, standing left, holding tessera in right hand and corncuopiae in left hand; at left, citizen mounting right steps of platform

Roman Imperial coin (HCR23025)

Period

Roman Imperial

Person

Commodus

Mint

Rome

Denom.

Sestertius

Dating

AD 180

Obverse

M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG, Head of Commodus, laureate, right

Reverse

PROV DEOR TR P V IMP IIII COS II P P S C, Providentia, draped, standing left, holding wand in right hand over globe on ground left and vertical sceptre in left hand